“As long as we judge, we cannot see the world for what it is; we are simply spellbound by the boundaries that we build separating those whom we consider family from those whom we consider enemy”

“In empathy, there is wisdom”

“Life is like a river. One can struggle to change its course but ultimately it will go its own way. Bathe in it, drink it, be refreshed by it, share it with everyone, but never fight it, never be swept away by its flow, and never get attached to it. Observe it. Learn from it”

“Humanity was blessed with a faculty that enabled it to empathize and exploit”

“Unlike wealth, knowledge does not outlive death, hence has to be passed on to the living so that it is not lost forever”

“The eventual collapse of an organization should not stop leaders from striving to uphold order”